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C — continued. PERCENTAGES. Percentages of each Breed in each Sheep District.

S U M M A R Y. Number op Sheep in the Dominion by Classes, 1919 and 1920. 1919. 1920. Sheep .. .. .. •• •• .. 25,828,554 23,914,506 Stud sheep (entered in Flock-book) — Earns .. .. .. .. .. 13,541 13,545 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 165,676 154,376 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 12,196 9,733 Lambs 127,150 109,347 318,563 287,001 Sheep of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Flockbook— Rams .. .. .. .. .. 307,763 293,038 Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 924,919 1,004,086 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 2,725,604 2,899,371 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 308,335 330,922 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 1,508,305 1,515,055 5,774,926 6,042,472 Crossbred and other sheep not otherwise enumerated— Wethers .. .. .. .. .. 2,997,713 2,897,089 Breeding-ewes .. .. .. .. 9,450,620 8,514,802 Dry ewes .. .. .. .. .. 1,490,866 1,481,629 Lambs .. .. .. .. .. 5,795,866 4,691,513 19,735,065 17,585,033

Sheep District in North Is] land. Sheep District in South Island. •a a M a -1 ii *3 is ¥ ■sis O EH h m o <5 ,o (J> en si H 8 CdX o M O 13 o H a o •a 1 o fi •Stud sheep (entered in Flockbook)— Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Other breeds 0-13 0-51 0-01 0-03 0-01 0-02 6-13 0-51 0-01 0-03 A. AT 3 1 1 1 0-10 0-20 0-01 0-41 1-27 0-01 0-00 -001 0-15 0-01 0-00 0-23 0-69 o-oi 0-01 o-oo 0-08 0-00 o-oo 0-37 0-07 0-60 O-IIO 0-10 0-01 0-01 0-00 o-oo 0-37 0-07 0-60 O-IIO 0-10 0-01 0-01 0-00 o-oo 0-17 0-03 0-19 0-22 0-49 0-03 0-11 0-44 0-01 0-06 0-04 0-75 j 0-23 0-02 0-00 0-00 0-11 0-110 0-15 0-04 0-46 0-20 0-24 0-02 0-05 0-25 0-01 0-07 0-15 0-59 0-09 0-1 I. 0-01 0-07 0-11 0-00 0-01 0-02 0-04 0-01 0-01 1 0-00 Totals 0-72 0-72 0-35 1-86 1-02 1-16 I 1-16 1-69 1-21 1-42 1-20 ■iheo.p of a distinctive breed, but not entered in Elock-book — Merino Lincoln Romney Border Leicester English Leicester Shropshire Southdown Corriedale Halfbreds Other breeds 0-36 0-75 12-21 0-13 0-13 0-10 0-03 0-00 0-3(i 0-75 12-21 0-13 0-13 0-10 0-03 0-0(1 ii 5 1 3 3 II 3 0 0-27 2-14 18-61 0-04 0-01 0-00 0-11 o-oo 0-30 2-10 19-46 0-10 0-03 0-00 0-37 0-14 0-30 1-93 18-04 0-08 0-03 0-02 0-20 0-06 12-18 0-29 12-26 0-03 0-96 0-07 0-01 0-14 11 -37 0-09 12-18 0-29 12-26 0-03 0-96 0-07 0-01 0-14 11 -37 0-09 7-22 0-16 1-77 1-23 2-49 0-07 0-11 5-09 14-79 0-22 5-47 0-19 9-19 1-59 0-19 0-04 0-01 4-00 5-69 0-00 7-11 0-19 6-11 1-23 1-36 0-06 0-05 4-03 10-64 0-12 3-36 1-15 12-68 0-59 0-63 0-04 0-14 1-84 4-78 0-06 0-03 o-o:! 3 o-oo 0-02 0-01 Totals 13-74 13-74 4 21-18 22-52 20-67 37-40 I 37-40 I 33-15 20-37 30-90 25-27 Orossbreds and others not otherwise enumerated Grand totals 85-54 85-54 78-47 75-62 78-31 61 -44 100-00 65-16 72-42 100-00 67-68 | 73-53 . 100-00 LOO-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 1 100-00